The Powder Coating Institute, or PCI, and NACE International, The Corrosion Society, or NACE, will be partnering to produce The North American Industrial Coating Show to be held at the Indianapolis Convention Center, Oct. 27-29, 2010.
26 August, 2009
The AESF Foundation has released the schedule for its Fall 2009 courses. Topics range from environmental issues to precious metal plating techniques.
26 August, 2009
Columbia Chemical recently hosted three representatives from Ebara-Udylite Mexico to an intensive three-day training session at the facility's technical support center. Jeff Grodecki and Kristen Melnek lent their expertise in assisting Saul Angel Dominguez, Elena Gpe. Lozano Palacios and Adira Guadalupe Ramirez Delgado with the technical training.
26 August, 2009
DuPont Powder Coatings recently launched a new website designed to give customers quick and easy access to information about its powder coatings brands and products. The easy-to-navigate design presents a bright and inviting appearance and includes comprehensive product, color and technical information as well as a digital color card showing the 400-plus RAL and standard colors and surface effects in stock and ready to ship same day.
26 August, 2009
General Motors, GM, is increasing production at several North America assembly plants in response to increased sales. The decision maans will bring approximately 1,350 UAW and CAW employees back to the assembly lines.
20 August, 2009
DuPont Automotive OEM Coatings has been named a GM Supplier of the Year for 2008. The honor, DuPont Automotive’s second in as many years, is in recognition of DuPont’s performance as a global provider of finishes.
20 August, 2009
Metalforming companies predict a spike in business conditions during the next three months. These findings emerge from a newly released Precision Metalforming Association Business Conditions Report.
20 August, 2009
A newly released report from the Federal Reserve showed U.S. industrial production rose 0.5% in July, a tangible improvement over June’s 0.4% decline. Analysts say the news supports hopes that the longest recession since the 1930s is finally drawing to a close.
20 August, 2009
The Society of Vacuum Coaters, SVC, plans to hold its inaugural Topical Conference—also known as TopCon—on Nov. 3-5, 2009, at the Albuquerque Marriott, in Albuquerque, N.M.
20 August, 2009
The U.S. government’s trade-in program, Cash for Clunkers, sparked a boost in demand making July auto sales better-than-expected—more precisely, the best performance since August 2008. GM, Chrysler Group, Fort Motor Co., and Honda Motor all said they were helped by the popular program, with Ford in particular showing a 2% increase year over year while overall U.S. auto sales rose sharply month over month.
06 August, 2009
Dysol, Inc., manufacturer of the patented DS-Series line of environmentally compliant cleaning solvents, announced that it has entered into a strategic partnership with Socomor Finishing Solutions of France, a worldwide manufacturer of surface finishing products with plants in France, Poland and China.
06 August, 2009
The Electrocoat Association and the Chemical Coaters Association International have joined forces to bring the finishing industry the 2009 Electrocoating Seminar, which is scheduled to take place at the Holiday Inn Birmingham Airport in Birmingham, Ala., Nov. 11–12, 2009.
06 August, 2009